Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that though start-up movement in Assam started late, its progress is not slow.
Inaugurating an event to celebrate innovations in Assam’s start-up ecosystem and recognize outstanding Proptech start-ups in NEDFi House, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma said that India’s start-up ecosystem was creating waves in the world.
He said that recently in a major success, in the States’ Startup Ranking 2021; Assam Startup has been recognized as a Leader (Category A) in developing a strong startup ecosystem in the state by Government of India. This has been a steep progression from its previous recognition of being an Emerging Startup Ecosystem.
The state has further been acknowledged as a Mentorship Champion for building a large mentorship network for startups. “It is indeed an encouraging achievement for the youths of Assam to take up entrepreneurship in a much larger scale,” Dr Sarma added.
